Countdown to Kindergarten

Countdown to Kindergarten

Posted on 04/10/2018

2018 Kindergarten calendar:

March 5 - start of Kindergarten registration - Registration packets will be available at the Rochester Primary School office starting March 5th - students MUST be registered before they can be screened at Round-Up.

April 18 - Kindergarten Parent Information night - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

* Visit classrooms and meet teachers

* Parent program in library

* DINNER provided by Rochester School District

* Free childcare provided by RESERVATION ONLY (360-858-1765)

May 16 - Kindergarten Round-Up - please sign up for a time after you complete your registration. It is very important that you arrive on time for your appointment, our schedule is tight and we may have to reschedule late arrivals.

Please contact Carrie Teagle (360-858-1765) to schedule Preschool tours of RPS classrooms in May or June.

At least a week prior to the start of school, you will receive a letter indicating whom will be your child’s teacher and an assigned time for a Family Connections Conference with your child’s teacher.

Kindergarteners will NOT start attending school on the first day of school.

August 29, 30, and 31 will be Family Connections Conferences - Each family will be assigned a 40 minute conference time where their child and they will meet with their child’s teacher and begin WA Kids assessment.

Start of school for 2018/2019 school year - slow start

* Tuesday (September 4) - first full day for all Kindergarten children whose last name starts with A - L.

* Wednesday (September 5) - first full day for all Kindergarten children whose last name starts with M - Z.

* Thursday (September 6) - All Kindergarten students attend school full day and continue for the remainder of the year.Cuenta regresiva a Kínder

Rochester School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identify, disability, the use of a trained guide dog or service animal, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator: Kim Fry (360) 273-9242, kfry@rochester.wednet.edu; Title IX Coordinator: Will Maus (360) 273-5958, wmaus@rochester.wednet.edu; 504/ADA Coordinator: Laura Staley (360) 273-5536, lstaley@rochester.wednet.edu. Address: 10140 Highway 12 SW, Rochester, WA 98579.